DAILY 365

April 9

Bring forth fruits meet for repentance!” (Mat.3:8)

    True repentance is not just being sorry, it is “metanoia”, Greek for a COMPLETE CHANGE of heart, mind & direction!

    Many people are always being sorry but never really changing–like King Saul! Poor Saul never learned! He apologised & was sorry many times, but he never repented, he never changed, he never turned & went the other way! Saul would break down & weep before the prophet, & he would break down & weep before David, but he didn’t weep because he was repentant, he wept because he was sorry he was being CAUGHT! (1Sam.15:24-30) He wept because he was sorry over losing the kingdom, but he didn’t really CONFESS & FORSAKE his sin, the evil root beneath the outer show. (Pro.28:13)

    Though King David also committed great sins, he had a great repentance–a genuine true change, & therefore God had a great forgiveness for him. He sought God’s heart. (Psa.51) He really loved the Lord & he really wanted to glorify God & to please Him! In spite of all his sins & mistakes & blunders, the Lord loved David because he was willing to fight & die for Him!–And David went on to do a job for God in SPITE of all his sins!

 

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你们要结出果子来,与悔改的心相称!(太3:8

    真正的悔改,并不只是表示抱歉而已,而是如希腊原文”metanoia”所说的,即在思想上、心灵上和方向上完全改变!

    许多人总是表示抱歉,但是从不真地改变,就如扫罗王那样!可怜的扫罗从没有学到功课!他道歉及觉得抱歉许多次,但是他从未真正悔改,从未改变,转过身来走向另一个方向!扫罗会在先知面前破碎哭泣,他会在大卫面前破碎哭泣;但是他并不是因为痛悔而哭泣,而是因悔恨被人发现做错事而哭泣!(撒上15:24-30)他哭泣,是因为他在丧失王国,所以觉得懊悔,但是他并没有真地承认及离弃他的罪;而他的罪就是那暗藏在外表下的恶根。(箴28:13)

    虽然大卫王也犯了大罪,但是他大大地悔改,他真诚实在地改变,因此上帝也大大宽恕了他。他力求取悦上帝(诗51章)。他真地爱上主,真地想要荣耀上帝,取悦他!尽管大卫犯过那些罪、错误及疏忽,但是上主仍然爱他,因为他愿意为上帝而战,而死!他虽然犯过种种罪,但他仍坚持为上帝做事!

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